Enduring Activity:
Pharmacology Series: Updates in Guidelines for Chronic Conditions
“Safe Prescribing Controlled Substances”
Evaluation and Credit: www.surveymonk...
Target Audience
This activity is designed for primary care physicians and advanced practice providers.
Statement of Need
Practice rapidly evolves with the development of new pharmacological interventions. Providers are not always aware of
the latest pharmacology guidelines and updates in the treatment of chronic medical conditions.
Objectives
At the conclusion of this offering, the participant will be able to:
1. Discuss the historical and current concerns related to controlled substance prescribing/ use
2. Understand substance use disorder considerations and evidence based prescribing
3. Recognize patients at high risk for opioid and benzodiazepine over dose
4. Identify appropriate non-opioid/non-benzodiazepine pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies for
common conditions.
Faculty
Elizabeth Archer-Nanda, DNP, APRN, PMHCNS-BC
Norton Healthcare
Amanda Thurman, PharmD, BCACP
Norton Healthcare
Jean Hall, KASPER Program Administrator
KY Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) Office Inspector General
Relevant Financial Relationships
Faculty
Faculty for this activity have no relevant financial relationships.
Planners
Tara Mudd has the following relationship to disclose; consultant-AtriCure. No other planners of this event have relevant
relationships to disclose. All relevant relationships have been successfully mitigated.
Accreditation
Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.
Designation
Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians
should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Credits
Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing
continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
(ANCC). This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 1.0 contact hours. In order for nursing
participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.
This session meets 1.5 contact hour of approved pharmacology CE required by the KNB for annual APRN license renewal
- 201 KAR 20:215.
For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or
sally.sturgeon@nortonhealthcare.org
Date of Original Release | September 28, 2022
Course Termination Date | September 2024
Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or cme@nortonhealthcare.org
Resources
The Opioid Epidemic: A call to action
www.leidos.com...
Opioid Data Analysis and Resources
www.cdc.gov/op...
Difficult Conversations: Tapering Opioid Dose
edocs.dhs.stat...
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